talk shop en · NOUN
Meanings
- A talking shop.
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| talk shops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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talk shop en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal, intransitive) To discuss one's work or (sometimes, by extension) hobby; especially, to do so in a way that only insiders would understand, is tedious or boring to the listener, or both.
Last thing you wanna do is talk shop at a party, so no artsy-fartsy chitchat. If you need to leave, tap me on my shoulder, and we're outie. Unless I have a honey on the line, in which case, hoof it, capiche?
2019, Mike Oppenhuizen, “Y.G.A.G.G.” (17:13 from the start), in Wendey Stanzler, director, Atypical, season 3, episode 4, spoken by Zahid (Nik Dodani), via Netflix:
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| talking shop | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| talked shop | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| talked shop | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| talks shop | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
sh razgovarati o poslu (discuss one's work) · hu szakmai dolgokról beszélget (discuss one's work) · cs bavit se o práci (discuss one's work) · vi nói chuyện làm ăn (discuss one's work) · pl rozmawiać o pracy (discuss one's work) · fi puhua työstään (discuss one's work) · hu szakmázik (discuss one's work) · hu munkahelyi ügyekről beszélget (discuss one's work) · ru говори́ть о рабо́те (discuss one's work) · de fachsimpeln (discuss one's work) · es hablar de negocios (discuss one's work) · fr parler boutique (discuss one's work) · pt falar de negócios/negócio (discuss one's work) · cmn 三句不離本行 /三句不离本行 (discuss one's work) · it parlare di lavoro (discuss one's work) · nl over werk praten (discuss one's work) · sv prata jobb (discuss one's work) · de über die Arbeit reden (discuss one's work)